Faculty in the Media

Thomas Wise, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, commented on a story in WTOP about the dangers of the drug nicknamed "Molly," a repackaged form of Ecstasy. 

Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio about the U.S. using foreign-trained physicians to help fill the growing shortage of doctors in the nation. 

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., profesor of medicine, shares his insights in the Wichita Falls Times Record News on The American Red Cross estimating that as many as 20,000 of deaths a year can be prevented if AEDs were more prevalent across America.

Steven Zeichner, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was quoted in Infection Control Today discussing his recently published research finding that an alternate, "escape" replication process triggered by apoptosis—the process of cell death or "…

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, wrote an op-ed in USA Today about the importance of obtaining patient permission for participation in emergency medical research. This article also appeared in the Marshfield News-Herald.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was featured in Fergus Falls Daily Journal as a local speaker, calling on his generation to tackle the issue of food as previous generations had taken on smoking.

Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., professor of pediatrics, told WTOP that parents do not need to worry about a tuberculosis outbreak as school starts up again, as it is rare for a child to pick up tuberculosis at school or during extracurricular activities.

David Borenstein, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, commented on a study featured in Pain Medicine News finding that early use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose low back pain among patients filing workers’ compensation claims may not lead to better outcomes compared with delayed…

Edward Farber, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was asked by The Chicago Tribune to give parenting advice to those who have an ex that gives their child too many toys. Farber says it's important not to turn the gifts into a conflict.

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The New York Times on the undertraining of physicians in the United States to meet healthcare industry demands and the industry's dependence on foreign doctors to fill the gap.